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U.S. Air Force Col. Claude Tudor, Jr., left, commander of the 24th Special Operations Wing, briefs Joe De Sena, founder and CEO of Spartan Race, on the capabilities of Special Tactics at Hurlburt Field, Florida, Sept. 5, 2018. Special Tactics is U.S. Special Operation Command’s tactical air and ground integration force, and the Air Force’s special operations ground force, leading global access, precision strike, personnel recovery and battlefield surgery operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Joseph Pick)

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Joe De Sena, founder and CEO of Spartan Race, participates in a pre-scuba class alongside Special Tactics Training Squadron students at Hurlburt Field, Florida, Sept. 5, 2018. Pre-scuba familiarizes Special Tactics trainees with scuba tasks before they go to a seven-week Combat Divers course. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Joseph Pick)

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Joe De Sena, founder and CEO of Spartan Race, prepares to enter a pool during a pre-scuba class at Hurlburt Field, Florida, Sept. 5, 2018. Pre-scuba familiarizes Special Tactics trainees with the basics of water operations by performing tasks such as tying knots underwater, learning how to bob without their arms and hands, and how to buddy breathe. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Joseph Pick)

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Joe De Sena, founder and CEO of Spartan Race, buddy breathes with a Special Tactics student during a pre-scuba class at Hurlburt Field, Florida, Sept. 5, 2018. Exercises performed during pre-scuba are used to reproduce physiological effects similar to those experienced on the battlefield, and contributes to their mental resiliency. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Joseph Pick)

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Joe De Sena, founder and CEO of Spartan Race, treads water during a pre-scuba class at Hurlburt Field, Florida, Sept. 5, 2018. Pre-scuba familiarizes Special Tactics trainees with the basics of water operations by performing tasks such as tying knots underwater, learning how to bob without their arms and hands, and how to buddy breathe. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Joseph Pick)

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Joe De Sena, founder and CEO of Spartan Race, takes a break during a pre-scuba class at Hurlburt Field, Florida, Sept. 5, 2018. Pre-scuba familiarizes Special Tactics trainees with the basics of water operations by performing tasks such as tying knots underwater, learning how to bob without their arms and hands, and how to buddy breathe. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Joseph Pick)

Spartan founder dives into the Special Tactics mission

Published Sept. 17, 2018
By Senior Airman Joseph Pick
24th Special Operations Wing Public Affairs

HURLBURT FIELD, Fla. -- U.S. Air Force Col. Claude Tudor, Jr., left, commander of the 24th Special Operations Wing, briefs Joe De Sena, founder and CEO of Spartan Race, on the capabilities of Special Tactics at Hurlburt Field, Florida, Sept. 5, 2018. Special Tactics is U.S. Special Operation Command’s tactical air and ground integration force, and the Air Force’s special operations ground force, leading global access, precision strike, personnel recovery and battlefield surgery operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Joseph Pick)